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Tip

The parameter dialog opens when you click the
Tip
on the menu. This menu is only available in Bow
Vertical 180
up/180° Vertical mode.
As the cylindrical transducer has a "blind zone" straight down,
an echo presentation in this direction will be limited to two
approximately 60 degrees sectors. To avoid this "blind zone", the
vertical slice is made "tippable", and by selecting a -60 degrees
tip angle (or less), a full 180 degrees coverage is obtained. The
tip angle can be adjusted from +10 to -90 degrees. In addition to
the read-out in this dialog and on the
angle is also shown with a dotted yellow line in the tilt indicator
in the upper left corner.
The following options are available in the
• + (plus): Click to increase the tip angle.
• – (minus): Click to decrease the tip angle.
• : Click to close the parameter dialog.
Close
• : Click to access the on-line help.
Help
Figure 32 The Tip principle
Related topics
Vertical 180 menu on page 86
Parameters
button
Tip
button, the selected tip
Tip
parameter dialog:
Tip
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